Hair curler



Dec. 28, 1937. w, H P ERT 2563,5314

HAIR CURLER Filed May 23, 1956 INVENTOR /4 ////'a/27 flapper/f BY W ATTOR N EY iii) Patented Dec. 28,1937

HAIR CURLER William Huppert, New York, N. Y., assignor to DeiamereCompany, Inc., a corporation of Delaware Application May 23, 1936,Serial No. 81,371'

4 Claims. iCl. 132-41) This invention relates to a hair curler of thetype comprising a form around which the hair may be wound and a wireloop for clasping the hair wound thereon, the bight of the loop, in itsclosed or clamping position, engaging the end.

of the form. Curlers of this type are generally provided with apivotally connected finger which is adapted to be pressed down againstthe form,

either with or without spring pressure, to clamp the. hair ends on theform prior to winding.

An example of this type of curler is illustrated and described in PatentNo. 1,739,301 of December 10,1929 to Abraham Goodman and Jacob Goodman.Heretofore the loop element of such curlers has been formed with twointurned ends, which ends extend inwardly through holes in the curler.In order to prevent the loop from becoming disengaged, the ends, afterinsertion in the curler, are upset or bent upwards.-

This bending necessitates a further operation and is objectionablebecause it tends to vary the radial length of the arms of the loop withthe result that in some cases the loop is too short properly to engagethe end of the curler, and, in other cases, it is too long. In eithercase the defect must be remedied before the curler becomes' acommercially salable article. These curlers are manufactured in verylarge quantities to be sold at a low price and hence all additionaloperations tend to increase the cost of manufacture of the article.

My invention aims to overcome these objections by the provision of awire loop which is so constructed that it may be easily assembled withthe curler and that when so assembled it has a substantially definitefixed radial length of such dimension that the bight of the loop, in itsclosed position, will properly engage the end of the curler.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will appear from thefollowing description thereof, reference being had to the accompanyingdrawing, in which:--

Figure 1 is a plan view of the wire loop element of the curler;

Fig. 2 is a side view of one form of the curler;

Fig. 3 is a view of the same, partly in section, taken on the line 3-3of Fig. 2;

Fig. 4 is a vertical sectional view taken on the line 4-4 of Fig. 2; and

Fig. 5 is a similar vertical sectional view showing a modification.

The wire loop element indicated generally by the reference character Itis made-of a single length of wire bent to form two side portions or orbight l2, Each of the two ends of the wire 'as fulcrums on which theloop turns or swings" sures uniformity in bending the wire into properto the length from the hole l8 to the front end of the tube l5 so thatwhen the loop is swung arms II, which arms may beslightly bowedoutwardly as shown, and a connecting end portion extend inwardly in arelatively short portion i3. and terminates in a quadrantal or arcuateshaped 5 portion ll of small radius. The radius of curvature of theportion is such that a tangent to the curve will form-anacute angle withthe arm II, as indicated by the angle X in Figure 1. The extremities ofthe two curved portions are direct- 10 ed toward each other. Theportions l3 function while the curved portions it provide means forpreventing accidental disengagement of the ends when they are insertedin the curler. It is an 115 essential feature of my invention that theinturned ends of the loop be preformed or prebent in substantially theform just described, that is to say, the ends of the loop are bent toshape before they are inserted into the curler and not afterwards. Theloop may be conveniently formed in the desired shape in a die. Thisaspredetermined shape. Preferably, all of the parts of the loop lie in asingle horizontal plane.

The curler in the particular form shown in the drawing comprises aslightly conical tubular member I5 and a semi-tubular clamp arm 16adapted to lie on or press against the member l5. The arm l6 has earsII, which ears have holes l8 that aline with corresponding holes IS inthe tube ii for reception of the inturned ends of the loop element l0.

The radial length of the loop member, indicated as R in Fig. 1, that is,the length from the inturned portion or fulcrum ltjto the cross piece orbight I! of the loop, may be substantially equal down to its closed orhair clasping position, as 40 shown in Figs. 2 and 3, the bight of theloop will engage the end of the curler with sumcient tension to hold itin place against accidental dislodgment but not sumciently tight toprevent itfrom being easily unfastened when it is desired to take thecurler out of the hair. If desired, the end 20 of the tube i5 may beprovided with shallow notches 2| in which the bight oi the loop engagesin closed position. The bowed. form of the arms of the loop give theloop suflicient resiliency so that it may readily be swung into or outof engagement with the end of the form.

In the form of curler illustrated in Figs. 2 to 4, inclusive, theprebent inturned ends of the loop serve to connect the elements l5 andI6 pivotally the two members I! and II at their point oi pivota1connection.

In assembling the curler, the prebent ends of the loop are insertedthrough thealined holes l8 and I9. In doing this, one endis insertedfirst and then the other. The radius of the curvature of the curvedportions l4 oi the end of the loop is such that they may be easilyinserted through the holes in the tubular and semi-tubular members andheld in place within the tubular member against accidentaldisengagement; and that the loop may be swung freely about its axiswithout having its inturned ends bind against the bore of the tubularmember.

While for the purpose of illustration I have shown the loop elementapplied to one form of curler, it is to be derstood that I do not limitmy invention in s respect as it may be applied to other known forms, andthat various modifications in the details of the loop element may bemade within the scope of the invention.

What I claim is:--

1. A hair curler comprising a tubular body and a wire clasp swingablysecured to the body, said clasp having spaced apart side portionsinterconnected at one end and terminating at their opposite ends inpreformed curved portions that are directed toward each other and extendinto the tubular body to prevent accidental detachment of the clasp andto permit of swinging it rel? atively to the body through an are havinga radius of predetermined length.

2. A hair curler comprising a tubular, body and a wire clasp swingablysecured to thebody, said clasp having spaced apart side portionsinterconnected at one end and terminating at their opposite ends inpreformed portions of reverse curvature that are directed toward eachother and attend into the tubular body to prevent accidental detachmentof the clasp and to permit of swin ing it relatively to the body throughan are having aradius of predetermined length.

3. A hair curler comprising a tubular body, a clamping member hinged tothe body, and a wire clasp swingably secured to the body, said clasphaving preformed inturned curved ends that extend into the body tosecure the clasp swingably to the body against accidental detachment.

4. A hair curler comprising a tubular body, a clamping member hinged tothe body, and a wire clasp swingably secured to the body, said clasphaving preformed curved ends that are directed toward each other andextend into the body at the point oi hinging of the clamping member tosecure the clasp swingably to the body against accidental detachment.

WILLIAM HUPPERT.

